Your role at St John of God Midland Hospital The Senior Social Worker works alongside the multi-disciplinary team to provide senior social work services to clients/patients. As the Senior Social Worker within Paediatrics, you will work independently and demonstrate a specialist level of knowledge in the areas of Family & Domestic Violence (FDV), child protection and family support. The Senior Social Worker is expected to initiate and participate in teaching, training, research and quality activities, to supervise students and supervise and mentor junior caregivers. The Position Provide evidence based senior Social Work services to patients/carers within the clinical specialty area/s. Provide Social Work assessment, intervention and evaluation at an advanced practice level for complex and general caseload/s. Provide Social work services to DVA, TAC and Workcover patients Ensures prioritisation and delegation of duties for own caseload and supervised staff. Contributes to the evaluation of the Social Work Service and Clinical Specialty, to ensure continuous improvement. Ensures effective multidisciplinary team work through professional communication and comprehensive liaison with colleagues, patient/carers and service providers. Ensures maintenance of appropriate clinical documentation and clinical information systems. Demonstrates reflective practice and commitment to professional development. Supports Social Work service through communicating issues and ideas for enhancing the service (through to the coordinator of Social Work). Supervision of junior social work caregivers and Welfare Officers Supports the profession through Social Work student learning. Actively intervene with appropriate counselling, support, education, community liaison and referrals Liaise with compensable bodies, financial institutions and external care agencies where appropriate Liaise with patients and their carers to identify social support requirements Contribute to effective and efficient patient discharge planning via timely collaboration and communication with the multi-disciplinary team, the patient and their carers Maintain a working knowledge of supported accommodation and nursing home facilities and patient eligibility Maintain current knowledge of legislation and policies relating to discharging patients Maintain current knowledge of legislation and policies relating to DVA and Compensable patients (TAC & WorkCover) Conduct quality audits that collect quantitative and qualitative data, which can be used toward improvement in patient care You will hold a tertiary qualification in Social Work and be eligible for membership with the Australian Association of Social Work. You will also have senior clinical experience and leadership in a specialised area of clinical practice within a healthcare setting. To succeed you will have the ability to undertake professional supervision and/or mentor junior staff and to promote professional competence and growth in staff. You will also have the ability to develop evidence based, innovative clinical practices and initiation of quality improvement activities. Preferably you will demonstrate 4 years Social Work experience, ideally in neonatal heath and possess experience working with FDV, Child protection and family support would be highly desirable. Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values. We can offer you Salary : $122,210 to $130,310 per annum, plus 11.5% superannuation Fixed term, full time position working 76 hours per fortnight up to 76 hours per fortnight (possibility of permanency) Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as: Novated leasing work related expenses self-education and additional superannuation Free on-site parking Access to fitness and wellbeing benefits through Fitness Passport Innovative Professional Development opportunities A welcoming and supportive culture A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the above position requirements For enquiries contact Kym Knight, Social Work Manager, on (08) 9462 4031. Closing Date: 21/02/2025 At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being. Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.